Oak Hill Estate
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Oak Hill Estate, also known as Mt. St. Macrina and Fox Hill, is an historic estate in North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Located on the property are seven contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and one contributing structure. The estate was developed in 1903, by coal baron J.V. Thompson, an associate of Henry Clay Frick, and was conceptualized by architect Daniel Burnham. The mansion is a three-story, forty-two-room, 18,313-square-foot, brick building that was designed in the Classical Revival style. Other contributing buildings include a smaller residence built for Thompson's son, a pool house, a carriage house/stable, a pumphouse, a schoolhouse/servant's quarters, and garage. The contributing sites and structure are the Springer cemetery (c. 1840), west gate and drive, stone wall, and the remains of a small garage, racetrack, and conservatory/pool. The private estate was sold after Thompson's death in 1933, to the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great. Media related to Oak Hill Estate at Wikimedia Commons Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great website: Mount Saint Macrina Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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When was Oak Hill Estate listed on the National Register?
Oak Hill Estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1999.
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Oak Hill Estate is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Oak Hill Estate is recorded as the industrial era.
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